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off his social status to her. But before this could happen, Nick, Gatsby’s new neighbor and cousin of Daisy, meets Nick. As they began to talk, Gatsby starts to discuss portions of his past to Nick and he seems the need to shows proof to back up his claims. For example when Nick was with Gatsby in his car heading toward New York, Gatsby boasts how he had gone to Oxford University and how he had been promoted to major and was given a momento from Montenegro. What was odd was that he had evidence to back up both of these claims. From his pocket he pulled out “a souvenir of Oxford days. It was taken in Trinity Quad…” “It was a photograph of a half a dozen men in blazers loafing in an archway through which were visible a host of spires.” (71) And then again he reached into his pocket and pulled out his war momento,“To my astonishment the thing had an authentic look.” (71) showing that he was obviously trying to impress t Nick and prove ...

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cousin, having it his way he influences Jordan to ask Nick to have Daisy over to his house for tea so that he could meet Daisy again. You can also see here how Gatsby is a little shy and instead of just asking Nick or Daisy himself, he asks Jordan. In preparation for the meeting, Nick plans to lighten up the looks of the house for Daisy but since Gatsby insists on having it his way, Nick lets Gatsby decorate his house and have his own landscaper mow the lawn so everything would meet up to Gatsby’s standards. But these are just minor examples of how Gatsby always gets what he wants next to what he did with Daisy. For example, Gatsby attempts to break up the marriage ...

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